| Abstract (english) | In the frame of the EIT RawMaterials RECO2MAG project (https://reco2mag.rgf.bg.ac.rs/), which focus is on optimizing the manufacturing process of permanent magnet microstructures through novel grain boundary processing to produce resource-efficient sintered NdFeB PMs with lowered Dy content and improved energy products for use in novel electric motor designs, Open Educational Resources -OER (UNESCO, 2022) on permanent magnets and rare earth elements were developed. Firstly, syllabi for two online courses: (1) “Green Deal and Circular Economy Challenges of Rare Earthbased Permanent Magnets with Technical Aspects”, and (2) “Rare Earth Elements Value Chain Gaps and Opportunities in the ADRIA Region” were designed. The courses were aimed primarily at master’s and Ph.D. students, but also at researchers, policy-makers and raw material exploration and production experts worldwide, but with emphasis on RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) countries, i.e. countries and regions in Europe where the pace of innovation is modest or moderate (https:// www.eitmanufacturing.eu/what-we-do/regional-innovation- scheme-ris/about-us/). Syllabi included: courses information (title, description, and instructor information); courses objectives, courses outlines (topics to be covered); course agenda; required materials; grading policy; and learning activities. Following the design of the syllabi, the online courses were successfully implemented in academic year 2022/23. Both courses had a shorter version consisting of six hours of lectures, panel discussions, and quizzes. Panel discussions and lectures were recorded. Successfully completed the long version of the course that included additional 24 hours of teamwork was awarded with one ECTS credit. For each course there were more than 100 applicants from more than 35 countries. Finally, short version of first and second workshop successfully passed 49 and 71 respectively. To ensure the courses’ sustainability, the learning materials and recorded lectures have been adapted as OER. These materials, including text, video, quizzes, and links to other open-source materials on the internet, are placed on the e-learning platform MoD (https:// mod.srce.hr/) using course design. MoD is an e-learning system based on the open-source Moodle software system established to support e-learning projects within the academic community. Copies of both e-courses have been placed in the Digital Academic Archives and Repositories (DABAR) of University of Zagreb Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (https://repozitorij. rgn.unizg.hr/) under the CC0 license. This type of Creative Commons licence implies that the contents are freely available to the public and can be accessed, reused, repurposed, adapted, and redistributed by anyone without any cost. The developed OER serve as a free and selfsustainable platform for the dissemination of knowledge gained during the project’s implementation. |
